title: The Impact of Cigarette Quitting during Pregnancy on Other Prenatal Health Behaviors.
abstract: Several economic studies have evaluated the effects of cigarette smoking and quitting on other health behaviors such as alcohol use and weight gain. However, there is little research that evaluates the effects of cigarette quitting during pregnancy on other health behaviors such as caloric intake, alcohol consumption, multivitamin use, and caffeine intake. In this paper, we evaluate these effects and employ a genetic variant that predicts cigarette quitting to aid in identification. We find some evidence that cigarette quitting during pregnancy may increase multivitamin use and caloric intake and reduce caffeine consumption.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Health Economics, Dept. of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 105 River Street, N248 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, .
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wehby
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: Rolv T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lie
keywords: Cigarette quitting; Mendelian randomization; alcohol; caffeine; caloric intake; genetic instruments; maternal health; multivitamins; pregnancy; prenatal behaviors; smoking